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Sunday, June 05, 2011

Joe and I have been using cool little two-way radios for years to keep in contact with each other around the farm. A few minutes ago, I stepped inside one of the chicken coops to give Whitey and her five cohorts (yes, 11-year-old Whitey is still alive!) some steak and lettuce scraps, and immediately pressed the talk button.

Several of our hens are sitting on nests of eggs right now, so hopefully this little cutie pie will be hopping around with some friends real soon. In the meantime, I'm off to build a new place for mama and the kid to live!

Can't wait to see more baby chicks? Here are clicks to past years' pics:

14 comments:

Okay, I know this sounds silly, and maybe you've talked about it previously, but - how do you know when an egg is to be collected for breakfast or when it should be left alone to become another peeper? I understand the rooster's role, but aren't there roosters on most egg farms - or not?

What do you DO with all these chickens? I mean, I guess the ones that end up being roosters probably go into the freezer, but all the hens? And all those eggs they lay? I'm daunted at the thought of having six hens and using four dozen eggs a week (though this is easier for us than for most people, egg eaters that we are), but you must have vast multitudes of eggs. What do you do with them?

Hi Susan! First of all a huge Congratulations to you for six years of sharing your farm life with the rest of us!! That is amazing and extremely generous of you!! I personally can't think of one thing to tell you that I would want you to do different - I love everything you post - all the animals, recipes, Hunky Farm Guy (well, we would all love to see a really good close-up, no hat kind of picture, but we do respect your privacy so that may be asking for a bit too much... :) planting, your kitchen garden, the wash line, the treasures you find, don't forget all of the 'rock hearts' - love it all!!!

Seriously, I think we all have learned so much about farm life from you and have also come to appreciate that it takes a lot of very hard work to accomplish everything you do - every day!

A million thanks for sharing - it is so appreciated.

The new little 'peeper' is a cutie! So...what do you do with all of those eggs?

Chickens can live so long and have such lives full of chicken-ness goodness! Factory farming is such a shame - where chickens are killed so young. Kudos for not trading in for a younger model but appreciating your chicken! :P

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